Chinese symbol for “scan”
扫描
sǎo miáo
Traditional: 掃描
to scan
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scan is 扫描 (sǎo miáo), defined as: to scan.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “scan”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 细看 (細看) | xì kàn | to peer; to scan |
| 扫 (掃) | sǎo | to sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of |
| 睃巡 | suō xún | (eyes) to scan; to glance left and right |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 扫描.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打扫 (打掃) | dǎ sǎo | to clean; to sweep |
| 横扫 (橫掃) | héng sǎo | to sweep away; to sweep across |
| 扫除 (掃除) | sǎo chú | to clean; to clean up; to eliminate; to wipe out |
| 扫荡 (掃蕩) | sǎo dàng | (military) to mop up; to crack down on; to eradicate |
| 扫地 (掃地) | sǎo dì | to sweep the floor; (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom |
| 描述 | miáo shù | to describe; description |
| 描写 (描寫) | miáo xiě | to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal |
| 描绘 (描繪) | miáo huì | to describe; to depict; to portray |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scan”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.